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Gaston Literacy Council Inc

LXCL:Eight seats together, plus two drink tickets per guest. Your name is on the table - bring your book club, your staff, or seven friends who love a good story.

Host a Table

LXCL:One reserved seat at a shared table with two drink tickets. We'll seat you with other guests.

Individual Seat at a Table

LXCL:Theater seating at the back of the room for the conversation, with one drink ticket. Cocktail hour included; no table seat.

Chair-Only Seat

An evening for literacy at Gaston Country Club. Cocktails, hors d&#39;oeuvres, and an onstage conversation with two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, interviewed by Charlotte Observer columnist Scott Fowler. Wednesday, October 14, 6&ndash;8:30 PM. Join the Gaston Literacy Council for an evening of good food and a great story well told. Tom Junod is a two-time National Magazine Award winner and a senior writer at ESPN. He wrote the Esquire profile of Fred Rogers that inspired the Tom Hanks film &quot;A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,&quot; and &quot;The Falling Man,&quot; the landmark essay about September 11th. Scott Fowler, the longtime Charlotte Observer sports columnist, will interview him on stage. The night begins with a cocktail/hors d&#39;oeuvres hour at 6:00, a welcome at 6:45, the conversation at 7:00, and a book signing with Tom and Scott to close at 8:15.Every ticket supports our Reading Soul Mates program, pairing volunteers with local second-graders who need a reading partner, and our Adult Literacy and ESL programs, where neighbors learn to read a lease, pass a citizenship test, or help a child with homework. Zeffy passes 100% of your ticket price to Gaston Literacy Council &mdash; there are no platform fees.

An evening for literacy at Gaston Country Club. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and an onstage conversation with two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, interviewed by Charlotte Observer columnist Scott Fowler. Wednesday, October 14, 6–8:30 PM. Join the Gaston Literacy Council for an evening of good food and a great story well told. Tom Junod is a two-time National Magazine Award winner and a senior writer at ESPN. He wrote the Esquire profile of Fred Rogers that inspired the Tom Hanks film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and "The Falling Man," the landmark essay about September 11th. Scott Fowler, the longtime Charlotte Observer sports columnist, will interview him on stage. The night begins with a cocktail/hors d'oeuvres hour at 6:00, a welcome at 6:45, the conversation at 7:00, and a book signing with Tom and Scott to close at 8:15.Every ticket supports our Reading Soul Mates program, pairing volunteers with local second-graders who need a reading partner, and our Adult Literacy and ESL programs, where neighbors learn to read a lease, pass a citizenship test, or help a child with homework. Zeffy passes 100% of your ticket price to Gaston Literacy Council — there are no platform fees.

Gaston Literacy Council Inc

A Beautiful Evening in the Neighborhood: Tom Junod, interviewed by Scott Fowler

3700 Country Club Dr

Host a Table

$1,400

Individual Seat at a Table

$150

Chair-Only Seat

$125

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